Okay, so we know that large swathes of Africa have issues with gathering together enough water for them to survive, but if you want to get a good idea of just how big a difference there is between people in Africa compared to people in the United States, then there is one way of doing it.
That way is to contrast the average daily consumption of water because the difference goes beyond being crazy. In general, the average African family will make do with 23L of water a day. This is nothing compared to the average American family and how much water they use in various ways over the same time period. It is believed that the figure is as high as 950L of water per day thanks to laundry, cleaning, showering, and other things that we just take for granted.
So, the next time that you are accused of wasting water, then just remember that you are always going to be doing that anyway in comparison to people in Africa.